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Metal Gear Community Thread |OT2| © 2015 Konami Digital Entertainment
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CloudyTuba
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Sorry I dont know much about the situation. Who owns the rights to MGS? Do they follow Kojima when he leaves or does Konami keep them?
Why would Kojimas name be removed from things? He factually created/worked on this game. That's like retroactively removing George Lucas' name from Star Wars. It just doesnt make sense to me. Sure dont put his name on future projects, but why remove it from things he's already in?
I see talk of Silent Hills...so that's something Konami owns that will probably no longer have his involvement? Does that mean the game is dead, or that it will just continue without him?
Could Kojima be ditching Konami to start his own studio, or shack up with another publisher? (like Bungie) Or could he still be on the payroll making future games, just as an independent contractor?
It seems like something bad is happening. Could Konami be overriding Kojima on MGS5 decisions? Is he losing control of the development? Or is this all a big overreaction and Kojima will still be at Konami, just continually hired on a per-contract basis instead of heading a sub-studio?
Im just confused. I hear all this doom and gloom and talks of leaving but I got no solid facts.
Why would Kojimas name be removed from things? He factually created/worked on this game. That's like retroactively removing George Lucas' name from Star Wars. It just doesnt make sense to me. Sure dont put his name on future projects, but why remove it from things he's already in?
I see talk of Silent Hills...so that's something Konami owns that will probably no longer have his involvement? Does that mean the game is dead, or that it will just continue without him?
Could Kojima be ditching Konami to start his own studio, or shack up with another publisher? (like Bungie) Or could he still be on the payroll making future games, just as an independent contractor?
It seems like something bad is happening. Could Konami be overriding Kojima on MGS5 decisions? Is he losing control of the development? Or is this all a big overreaction and Kojima will still be at Konami, just continually hired on a per-contract basis instead of heading a sub-studio?
Im just confused. I hear all this doom and gloom and talks of leaving but I got no solid facts.
hammertomb
Banned
Yeah that sucks . This is his last metal gear dammit.
tryagainlater
Member
Oh shit, I didn't even think about what this means for Metal Gear Rising 2.
Gnome Scat
Member
This is bullshit. Give him credit for his game dammit.
Konami owns anything made and published by them. Even if it was proudced by Kojima productions. As far as who leaves thats up to them. I would see maybe some polar decisions, viewing some of the work conditions some of these people are made work under. But if they believe in him and his work, he might just take a good piece of the team. Unless its under a non compete contract.
This seems to just be a power struggle. Konami wants to make sure it is viewed as Konami, and not a Kojima game. Seems kind of childish to me. But i have no other clues to indicate otherwise.
Him being the force and direction behind the game indicated something different. With him out of the project i dont' think we can expect the same quality or direction that PT had. I am really sad to see this go... but i can't be excited for the project if it doesn't involve the same people behind it.
I am sure he will do his own thing. I guess its an exciting time for him, to be able to work on whatever he wants next.
Whatever it is... i expect we'll see an official press release. But it does suck that Kojima and team are censored right now. That is not cool, and it might be a backlash to Konami on the long run.
Gnome Scat
Member
If LD gets unbanned then we need to change |OT2| to that.
Hard to believe one person behind a project could change the expectations of a game.
I have lost faith on Silent Hills. I wonder how much development he had before this decision was made.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Both of these are beautiful.
Fancy Clown
Member
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain |OT| A Hideo Kojima Game
The only option.
The only option.
Gnome Scat
Member
You got my vote.
Dio Brando
Banned
what saddens me the most is that Kojima spent so much time on the Fox Engine, and this happens 
the-la-li-lu-le-lowdown
Neo Member
I can't believe it. They can't even leave his name on the credits of his work though??
Stratosphere
Member
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain |A Hideo Kojima OT| Let the legend come back to life
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
CloudyTuba
Member
Wait so if Konami is being a little bitch about giving credit where it's due and is taking Kojima's name off of his own game, does this mean they will force edits into the game itself also?
We all know how much Kojima likes to credit himself. I started up MGS3 again last night and actually laughed out loud when he credited himself as game director three times on the same screen, followed up by another game director credit a couple screens later.
I want MGS5 as Kojima intended it, with his name on Snake's underwear and all.
We all know how much Kojima likes to credit himself. I started up MGS3 again last night and actually laughed out loud when he credited himself as game director three times on the same screen, followed up by another game director credit a couple screens later.
I want MGS5 as Kojima intended it, with his name on Snake's underwear and all.
Graphics Horse
Member
I don't doubt he was instrumental in getting Del Toro involved, but aside from that it's hard to see how Kojima could have been working on the game at the time, I think it must be well into development under someone else's direction or it wouldn't have been announced 7 months ago.
SJRB
Gold Member
O my god, yes.
The way Konami just erased his name on his fucking legacy of games is utterly abhorring.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
what saddens me the most is that Kojima spent so much time on the Fox Engine, and this happens
Bro...
Fucking Konami.
Spongeboba
Member
The most thing I am worried now: will all this shit somehow affects MGSV?
Hope not..
Hope not..
Anything else would be a complete disservice.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
MGSV will be fine. Problem will be MGO's future support.
tryagainlater
Member
What will happen to our mosaic?
SJRB
Gold Member
MGS-GAF IS LOYAL TO THE END
Dio Brando
Banned
The engine had so much potential. Im so pissed and sad at the same time.Bro...
Fucking Konami.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
LOL
IT BEGINS
RandomExpletive
Member
Gnome Scat
Member
The Patriots are on our side.LOL
Mexen
Member
Yeah.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Yup. Down the Memory-Hole.
Cancelled
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Xpike
Unconfirmed Member
This is it.
Damn it.
Metal Gear Solid V will truly be the last Metal Gear.
Metal Gear Rising 2 will probably never happen.
We'll never get Kojima-helmed MG1 and 2 remakes.
Fuck.
Damn it.
Metal Gear Solid V will truly be the last Metal Gear.
Metal Gear Rising 2 will probably never happen.
We'll never get Kojima-helmed MG1 and 2 remakes.
Fuck.
Fancy Clown
Member
Graphics Horse
Member
Lol?
Yeah but if you notice, the share price rises each time Kojima posts a photo of the game on Twitter.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Why are we still here? Just to suffer? Every night, I can feel the controller... the anticipation... in my fingers. The Director I've lost... the sequels I've lost... won't stop hurting... It's like they're all still there. You feel it, too, don't you? I'm gonna make Konami give back our game.
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